Dutch broadcast company AVROTROS has announced that the Netherlands will boycott the 2026 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to compete. The Netherlands is the fifth country to announce a planned boycott of the event, which is scheduled to be held in Vienna.
This year in 2025, they even made fun of the Armenians. I can’t remember exactly what they said, but it was definitely something along the lines of “I can’t believe we gave these guys a quarter in Jerusalem”
I have ultimately lost faith in these commentators. So much for being an “independent reporter”, EBU. I mean yeah, they’re facing the threat of privatization, but for now they’re public and state-owned, so there’s literally no excuses here.
This year in 2025, they even made fun of the Armenians. I can’t remember exactly what they said, but it was definitely something along the lines of “I can’t believe we gave these guys a quarter in Jerusalem”
I have ultimately lost faith in these commentators. So much for being an “independent reporter”, EBU. I mean yeah, they’re facing the threat of privatization, but for now they’re public and state-owned, so there’s literally no excuses here.